It’s that time of year – the end of the calendar year and for most the end of the fiscal year. For many businesses, when it comes to their financial statements, it’s the time of year spent reviewing their “numbers”. In fact, it’s likely that small to medium sized business owners spend more time looking […]

  photo by lrargerich  When you get some quiet time, when you have a few minutes to yourself and you think about your business, do the numbers scare you?  Whether it’s your bank account balance, your taxes, your profitability – are those financial numbers scaring you? Do you ever wake up in the middle of […]

I’ve talked to several business owners in the last few weeks that are struggling because they can’t get a line of credit from their bank (or their line of credit’s been cut off).  Their wallet is empty and it’s causing all sorts of problems in terms of making payroll, investing in future growth and getting […]

   photo by peasap  Leaky buckets aren’t very efficient (and it’s really hard to find a good leaky bucket picture…).  😉 One of my clients has long been having a proverbial ‘leaky bucket’ problem with their revenue and they’ve been unfortunately leaving a lot of it on the floor.  When times were good that revenue […]

  Although owning your own business is about much more than just money, there are times when it’s all about the bottom line. You can love what you’re doing, make a significant contribution to society, have employees that love you, but if you you’re not making enough to pay the bills and then some, you’re […]

photo by clearly ambiguous    Dr. Peter Venkman: This city is headed for a disaster of biblical proportions. Mayor: What do you mean, “biblical”? Dr Ray Stantz: What he means is Old Testament, Mr. Mayor, real wrath of God type stuff. Dr. Peter Venkman: Exactly. Dr Ray Stantz: Fire and brimstone coming down from the […]